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GSM Guide
September 14, 2014
Here are some great tips and places to view the Great Smoky Mountains Fall Foliage The highest elevation above 4,000 feet peak first about the first 2 weeks of October. Elevations in the 2000-3000 feet range peak about mid to late October or even early November. But the Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers such a large area of land there is always somewhere at peak or near peak as you travel in the park. The Great Smoky Mountain National Park mountain ranges have elevations from just over 875 feet to 6,643 feet. So a trip to view the fall color show…
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GSM Guide
September 11, 2014
Summer to Autumn Fall Foliage 2014 Changes Underway in Great Smoky Mountains Very early changes are underway in the fall foliage 2014 show in the Great Smoky Mountains. Of course the peak show takes place in mid to late October but the transition from summer to fall are occurring. Dogwood trees are showing a hint of dull red (at peak the dogwoods with turn a vivid red color, and blueberry and sumac have a hint of red. This is just the very early changes as daylight is getting shorter and the nights get cooler. A good way to check the status…
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GSM Guide
September 2, 2014
Fall foliage 2014 color changes have been noticed by experts already this year in the mountains in the highest elevations. Colors of red have already been noted in some red maples and sugar maple trees at the highest elevations in the mountains. This may be due to the cooler and sunny weather of the past month of August. Normal peak fall foliage in the Great Smoky Mountains are typically in mid-October. Get more information here about Great Smoky Mountains Fall Foliage.
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GSM Guide
August 21, 2014
The fall foliage 2014 forecast for the mountains of North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains is out. Biologist Kathy Mathews of Western North Carolina reports a wet spring and summer in the mountains this year may mean duller colors this fall for the annual fall foliage show. But tulip poplar trees like it wetter than average so their colors of yellow and golden may last longer this year. The pretty red colors this year may be less than normal due to the wet spring and summer. But if September is dry the red colors of the sourwood, red maple and…
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